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| 1. Academic |
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1.1. What do I do
to cross-register at MIT?
1.2. Where can I get an official
copy of my transcript?
1.3. What is my GPA?
1.4. Where can I find old finals online?
1.5. What do I need to know when
I ask someone for a recommendation letter?
1.6. Can I enroll in
two courses that meet at the same time?
1.7. Where can I get Add/Drop Forms?
1.8. Where can I get info about
registration dates, study card and add/drop deadlines, etc?
1.9. What do I do if I have two
exams scheduled for the same time?
1.10. Is there an Honor Roll, or something
like it at Harvard?
1.11. Are instructors obliged to
offer extensions and/or alternate midterms to seniors, if such dates
falls within a week of their thesis due date?
1.12. Are the grades from a senior's
last semester included in the calculation of University Honors?
1.13. Can I petition to cross-register
a course after the deadline?
1.14. What are the financial
penalties for late add/drop? |
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| 2. Computing [FAS
Computing Knowledge Base] |
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| 2.1. Who should
I contact with computer questions?
2.2. What can I do if I'm over my e-mail
quota? How can I transfer files from the network to my hard disk?
2.3. Where can I find general info
about my FAS account?
2.4. How do I delete a bunch of e-mails,
but not ones from certain people?
2.5. What's the deal with Cabot-Open?
2.6. How can I print from my computer
in my room to the house printer?
2.7. How can I make those nifty little
ASCII banners?
2.8. On my FAS account, how can
I get back a file or email I've accidentally deleted?
2.9. In the University phone book,
how do I change the info listed for me?
2.10. How can
I convert a word document to a pdf?
2.11. How can I scan a document
with text and then edit the text?
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| 3. Facilities around the House |
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3.1. How do I make a maintenance
request or report a facilities problem?
3.2. Where can I exercise around
here?
3.3. What are the hours of the QRAC?
3.4. What is Cabot House's mailing
address?
3.5. Where can I dispose of old batteries?
3.6. Where is the nearest fax machine?
3.7. What is the red phone in my suite?
3.8. To whom to I talk to reserve
a room?
3.9. How do I get a key to the
house weight room?
3.10. How can I adjust the heat in my room?
3.11. How do I use that fancy HDTV in the JCR?
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| 4. Transportation |
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4.1. How do I know if there
is a snow emergency?
4.2. Where
can I park my car?
4.3. What's
the cheapest way to get to New York?
4.4.
What's the cheapest way to get around greater Boston?
4.5.
Where can I rent a car?
4.6.
How can I get a Zip-Car?
4.7. What's the best way to get to the Med school?
4.8. Where can I get a bike or get my bike fixed?
4.9. How can I avoid bike theft?
4.10.
Does Harvard provide any transportation around holidays? |
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| 5. Health |
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5.1. I'm less than satisfied
with UHS. Who should I contact?
5.2.
What can I do if I'm having trouble sleeping?
5.3.
Where can I get anonymous HIV testing?
5.4.
Where can I find general information about my Health and Dental Plan?
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| 6. Cabot House Guidelines |
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6.1. What do I need
to know for throwing a party in Cabot House?
6.2.
What's the deal with Commencement tickets?
6.3.
What do I need to know about move-in to the house?
6.4.
Who can swipe into the doors in Cabot buildings?
6.5.
Do I need to tell anyone if I'm staying in Cabot over a holiday break?
6.6. When do I need to vacate my
room at the end of the year? |
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| 7. Where can I...? |
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7.1. Get a decent
haircut
7.2. Get something notarized?
7.3. Find a beach!?
7.4. Send something out Fed-Ex or UPS?
7.5. Make donations to Goodwill?
7.6. Find a good dry cleaners around?
7.7. Get furniture / stuff for my
room?
7.8. Get keys copied?
7.9. Buy tickets to arts and sporting
events on campus?
7.10. Get info about the Harvard
Year Book?
7.11. Find a clothing recycling
bin?
7.12. Find information and forms for
filing my taxes?
7.13. Replace my ID card?
7.14. Duplicate VHS tapes? |
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| 1. Academic |
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1.1. What do I do to cross-register at MIT? :
Info
on Cross-registering at MIT |
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1.2. Where can I get an official copy of my
transcript? : Transcript
Request Form, Office
of the Registrar |
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1.3. What is my GPA? : GPA
Calculator |
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1.4. Where can I find old finals online? :
Final
Exam Homepage |
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1.5.
What do I need to know when I ask someone for a recommendation letter?
: Recommendation letters work much like
voting: early and often. It's never too early to start getting letters,
and the more, the merrier. Better get a strong, personal recommendation
from a TF than a generic, "Elmo-was-in-my-class-and-did-fine,"
letter. One way to go is to get the TF to draft a strong, personal letter
and have the Professor co-sign. Have the letters sent to my office (address),
along with your signed waiver form, which you can download
here. All your recommendation letters will be kept in your file
forever, and you can simply email Susan Bourneuf (sbourn@fas.harvard.edu)
whenever you need one sent some place. |
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1.6. Can I enroll in two courses
that meet at the same time? : On Simultaneous
Enrollment: The most common case involves courses that meet fewer than
three times a week, and where one third of more of your respective courses
overlap (if you miss any part of a lecture, it counts for the whole
lecture). If so, you will need a statement "from the head of the
course where class time is being missed and the person(s) providing
the instruction during the regular class meeting agree to provide hour-for-hour
direct and personal compensatory instruction" (handbook, p.49).
Please have the instructor email me these very words, not approximations.
What you and the professor end up doing is up to you.
If the course is videotaped, several conditions need to be met. (And,
not or)
(1) The course head agrees that the videotapes may be used for this
purpose;
(2) The lectures that are videotaped ordinarily do not provide opportunities
for classroom discussion;
(3) The videotapes will be available in a timely fashion so that they
can be viewed before the next class period;
(4) The student will miss attending part or all of no more than 1/3
of the instructional periods in the course (not including sections or
labs) [N.B. if a student will miss any part of a day's lecture, it is
as though he or she will miss all of it]; and
(5) The instructor in the course in which the lectures are videotaped
agrees to offer any hour examinations or other in-class exercises at
a time that will not preclude the student from attending the second
course. In those courses that do not use the blackboard or other visual
aids, course-provided audiotapes may be substituted for videotapes.
If you plan on dropping, or have dropped, one of the two overlapping
courses, do so before the 5th Monday.
Unless you plan on dropping one of the two courses (using an add/drop
form available outside of Susan B’s office before the 5th Monday
of the term), your simultaneous enrollment will require a petition,
which I will be happy to bring before the Ad Board's executive committee.
If so, please email me a request to be allowed to simultaneous enroll
in the two courses. Include the courses titles and the times at which
they meet. If the petition is turned down, you will be forced to drop
one of the two courses. If you do nothing, the registrar will track
you down and force you to drop one of the two courses.
The Ad Board meets every Tuesday afternoon, so please get me the relevant
information, including your professor’s email statement, no latter
than Monday noon. Otherwise, the petition will have to wait a week. |
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1.7. Where can I get Add/Drop Forms? : Add/drop
forms are available outside of Susan B.'s office, 1st floor, A-entry
until the fifth Monday of the month. After the fifth Monday, students
can only withdraw (until the 7th Monday of the term.) |
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1.8. Where can I get info about registration
dates, study card and add/drop deadlines, etc? : Click
here. |
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1.9. What
do I do if I have two exams scheduled for the same time? : The
exam office will automatically move one of your exams to the next available
slot, so you don't need to do anything! |
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1.10. Is there an Honor Roll, or something like
it at Harvard? : The official answer
from the Resident Dean: I just checked in with the registrar's office
about this. Back in the old 15-pt grading scale days, there used to
be a Dean's list. See the following excerpt from the 2002-03 Handbook
for Students:
"The Dean's List and Honorary Scholarships. Any student whose cumulative
or annual Rank List Group is I, II, or III and whose record is satisfactory
will be placed on the Dean's List for the succeeding term of residence.
Students whose annual Rank List Group is I or II at the end of a full-time
academic year are awarded an honorary, non-stipendiary scholarship.
Group I students receive the John Harvard Scholarship; Group II students,
the Harvard College Scholarship. Please refer also to Prizes on page
375."
Now there is no longer a Dean's list, and the John Harvard Scholarships
and Harvard College Scholarships are much more competitive. See the
following excerpt from the 2004-05 Handbook for Students (p.58): "Students
of the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior classes in the top 5% of their
respective classes will be designated John Harvard Scholars, based on
the grade point average of the previous academic year; and students
not in the top 5% but in the top 10% of their respective classes will
be designated Harvard College Scholars." |
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1.11. Are instructors obliged to offer extensions
and/or alternate midterms to seniors, if such dates falls within a week
of their thesis due date?: No, this is
a myth. Instructors have every discretion to schedule their midterms
whenever they want. However, if an instructor agrees to accommodate
one senior in this situation, the same accommodation must be provided
to all the seniors in the course. |
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1.12. Are the grades from a senior's last
semester included in the calculation of University Honors? :
Last semester grades are factored into the calculation
of University Honors, but not considered in the Honors recommendation
from the concentration. |
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1.13.
Can I petition to cross-register a course after the deadline? :
No. See https://crossreg.harvard.edu/OASIS/CrossReg/xreg_calendar.jsp |
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1.14. What
are the financial penalties for late add/drop? : It's $5 until
the 3rd Monday, $10 until the 4th, and $15 until the fifth Monday. Note:
The charge will be term billed. |
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2. Computing [FAS
Computing Knowledge Base] |
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2.1. Who should I contact with computer questions?
: If you experience a problem with your network connection, personal
computer, common area wireless Ethernet service, or the House computer
lab, please contact the FAS Computer Services Student Help Desk, either
in person (Science Center B-13: hours)
, by phone (5-9000), or e-mail (help@fas.harvard.edu).
The Student Help Desk can help you solve problems with your laptop computer
over the phone or at the Science Center. Desktop owners or students
whose data jack itself appears to be broken can receive limited in-room
help from a User Assistant. House computer lab problems reported by
phone to the Student Help Desk will be resolved by a User Assistant
or an FAS Computer Services staff member. |
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2.2. What can I do if I'm over my e-mail quota?
How can I transfer files from the network to my hard disk? :
Some
solutions |
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2.3. Where can I find general info about my
FAS account? : Computer
Services info about @fas email account |
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2.4. How do I delete a bunch of e-mails, but not
ones from certain people? :
Here's how |
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2.5. What's the deal with Cabot-Open? :
Cabot-Open is an OPEN mailing list for the
Cabot community. Open means anything can be posted. Much breath has
been wasted, figuratively speaking, in debating what can and should
be posted, and who should be able to join the list. If you have strong
opinions about either of these, post to the list, or just suck it up.
To adjust how often you receive messages or to sign up for the list,
visit the Cabot
Open Info Page. To view old e-mails, visit the Cabot-Open Archive. More information
about Cabot e-mail lists is available from Antoniu. |
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2.6. How can I print from my computer in my room
to the house printer? : Instructions
for
PCs and Macs |
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2.7. How can I make those nifty little ASCII banners?
: Here's
one way |
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2.8. On my
FAS account, how can I get back a file or email I've accidentally deleted?
: Click
here. |
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2.9. In the
University phone book, how do I change the info listed for me? :
Click
here; do it before September 28th and the updates will be reflected
in the printed directory. |
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2.10. How can
I convert a word document to a pdf? : Click
here. |
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2.11. How
can I scan a document with text and then edit the text? : Click
here. |
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3. Facilities |
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3.1. How
do I make a maintenance request or report a facilities problem (eg:
loss of heat or hot water, flooding, broken toilet)? :
If it is not urgent, fill out the maintenance
request form. If it is urgent and during business hours, call the Building Manager at 5-8694. If it is urgent and not during business
hours, call University Operations at 5-5560.
If it is regarding the washers and dryers, requests
for service should be made at macgray.com.
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3.2. Where can I exercise around here? :
Two main Quad option. You can use the Cabot
House Weight Room, or you can use the QRAC (Quadrangle
Recreational Athletic Center) at the corner of Garden and Linnaean
Streets. The QRAC boasts basketball, squash, racket ball, pool, table
tennis, nautilus and aerobics facilities (treadmills, ergs, elliptical). |
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3.3. What are the hours
of the QRAC? : Click
here. |
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3.4. What is Cabot House's mailing address?
: Go to About
the House -> House Map |
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3.5. Where can I dispose of old batteries? :
In the package room of the building manager's office, there is a container
on the ground for battery disposal. For more info, visit the University
Operations Services' Solid
Waste and Recycling page, as well as their Guidelines
for Residential Recycling and their Recycling
FAQ. |
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3.6. Where is the nearest fax machine? :
There is a fax machine in the Cabot computer lab (M-05). To send a
fax to an outside number, you need to have a phone card with a 1-800
toll-free number. Just enter the 1-800 phone card number, then your
phone card PIN number, and then the number you are faxing to. If you
don't have a phone card, one can be easily and inexpensively purchased
at a drug store or on-line.
The fax number is 617-493-1899. |
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3.7. What is the
red phone in my suite? : These phones
are new as of 2004. They accept all incoming calls and have service
for outgoing calls to Harvard numbers(493-, 495-, 496- and 384-extensions),
1-800, and 911 calls; you're able to add local or long distance service
for a monthly fee if you wish (see http://www.uis.harvard.edu/student_telecom/). |
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3.8. To whom to I talk to reserve
a room? : Susan
Livingston |
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3.9 How
do I get a key to the house weight room? : To
get a key to the house weight room, you need to pay your house dues
($20) to the House Committee (HoCo). HoCo tables for house dues at the
beginning of the year. If you miss the tabling, contact
HoCo directly. |
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3.10. How can I adjust the heat in my room? :
Cabot House is heated by steam and hot water
radiators that are on at all times. The heat is on at all times, and
controlled by the outside air to maintain rooms at approximately 68
degrees during the day and 64 degrees at night. In addition, each radiator
has an control valve that may be adjusted by the occupant. This valve
is meant to give you control of the heat level in your room and to prevent
the wasting of energy. To operate the valves: 1. Locate the large plastic
handle dial protruding from the valve. The valve is attached to the
radiator, to the baseboard or above the baseboard (on the wall). 2.
Select the setting between 1 (lowest temperature) and 5 or 7 (highest)
on the dial at which you are most comfortable. Forcing the valve
beyond the maximum setting will not produce more heat but may damage
the valve.
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3.10. How do I use that fancy HDTV in the JCR? :
To start the system please turn on the power switch on the wall panel. you can do this by pressing the "display power" or the dvd or the vcr button for ~2 seconds. this will turn the projector on, with a 30 second countdown. (you can press vcr even if wish to watch a dvd and vice versa.)
turn on the receiver, the bottom device, with the brand name denon
in the upper left corner.
please DO NOT touch any of the knobs or buttons on the denon receiver,
except for the 2 large knobs on the right or left of the display. use the
left knob to select "VCR-1" for televion or VHS viewing, "DVD" for,
obviously, a dvd. the right knob controls the volume. again DO NOT change
anything else.
to watch television: turn on the VCR. set the denon receiver to VCR-1
(using the knob to the left of the display). the channel on the vcr should
be set to 03. then use the cable remote to select the desired channel on
the cable/hdtv converter box. hdtv channels are
in the 800 range. channel 2 is 802, channel 4 is 804, etc.
to watch a video: turn on the vcr, set the denon receiver to VCR-1 (using
the knob to the left of the display), and put in the video.
to watch a dvd, turn on the dvd player, set the receiver to dvd (using the
knob to the left of the display), and put in the dvd.
VERY IMPORTANT
when you are finished it is vital that you turn off the projector; this
will increase bulb life and will allow the system to properly reset for
the next user. you shut off the projector by depressing the "display
power" button on the wall panel. the display will flash for 2 minutes
during which it will be impossible to turn the system back on. if the
display is flashing do not try to turn it on; just wait for the flashing
to end.
in addition, shut off the vcr or dvd, and the denon receiver.
if you follow the shut down procedures there should be no problem getting
a picture when the next user starts up the system. however, if you come in
and see the wall panel display illuminated, it means the previous viewer
did not shut down the system. the best thing to do is to shut down the
system, and wait the two minutes, and then turn it back on. this should
re-set everything. you may however still get no picture. if that happens,
press the "input" button on the projector until you get to input 2. this
should give you your picture. other than this situation, there is never
any reason to touch any of the buttons on the projector. especially,
please NEVER touch the power button on the projector; always use the wall
switch to shut off the power.
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4. Transportation |
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4.1. How do I know if there is a snow emergency?
: Cambridge
Department of Public Works Website
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4.2. Where can I park my car? :
Parking in Cambridge is not easy. It gets a lot easier when you have
a permit from the City. To obtain a permit from the City, you need
to be registered in Cambridge, which requires you to get Cambridge
insurance. Uber-expensive. Get a quote before deciding on this. Once
that's done, you need to bring the registration and proof of residence
(you can get a letter from the House Office or the Assistant to the
Resident Dean) and go down to the Cambridge Parking Commission on 57
Inman St. (near Dunkin Donuts). For a whopping $8, you get the sticker
and a second paper permit for visitors.
If you're not gung-ho about paying Cambridge insurance, there are
other options.
- Harvard
Parking Services: Harvard has several garages which are available
to affiliates. Rates per month vary. If you need just a one night
thing, the Business School lot is $5/day.
- Huron Ave. has street parking available for
those without permits. Parking is limited, and once a month (fourth
Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on which side of the street you
park), you have to move your car for street cleaning. Don't leave
your car here for extended periods of time, because it will get
ticketed for "storage".
- Oxford St. has some 24-hour parking bordering
Lesley College buildings. You have to move your car to a different
spot every 24-hours to avoid getting a ticket.
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4.3. What's the cheapest way to get to New York?
: Fung-Wah
or Travel
Pack both offer $10/one way buses. Book early because weekends get
sold out quickly. |
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4.4. What's the cheapest way to get around
greater Boston? : MBTA,
besides running the subway and bus system within the city, also operates
the commuter rail, a train system reaching as far north as Haverhill,
MA, as far west as Worcester, MA, and as far south as Providence, RI. |
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4.5. Where can I rent a car? :
The Hertz on JFK right next to Dunkin Donuts will rent to you, even
if under 25. Show them a Harvard ID and you'll even get a discount. |
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4.6. How can I get a Zip-Car? :
Harvard students (21+) get a special Zipcar discount. Click
here for more info. |
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4.7. What's the best way to get to the Med school?
: The M2
Shuttle from Harvard Yard |
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4.8. Where can I
get a bike or get my bike fixed? : Since
bike theft is so bad in Cambridge, getting a used bike is a good idea.
Quad
Bikes, located in the Cabot House I-entry basement sells excellent
used bikes, does repairs, and sells accessories. Other places to try
for a bike: pick one up from a graduating senior; PBHA bike auction
in late-September / early-October (though be careful! Your bidding on
abandoned bikes!); other local bike shops. |
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4.9. How can I avoid bike theft? :
Bicycle theft around Cambridge and Boston is very bad, but if you take
the proper precautions, your bike should be fine. If you have any
further questions, ask them at Quad Bikes (in the basement of I-entry of
Cabot; www.quadbikes.org).
There are two things you can do to minimize the possibility of your bike
(or parts of your bike) being stolen:
1. Make your bike less attractive to theft than other bikes
Get a decent u-lock. Cable locks can easily be cut. Use a cable lock
in conjunction with a u-lock, not by itself.
Lock your bike properly! The cause of most bike thefts is improper
locking! Here are some links to pages with bike locking tips:
Tips from Kryptonite Lock Company
Tips from Massbike.org [pdf]
A crappy-looking (but not necessarily crappy-functioning) bike is safer
than one that looks brand new.
Quick release wheels and seats get stolen. Fixes: run a cable through
them, or get bolts to replace the quick release skewers.
2. Keep your bike inside as much as possible, especially overnight (most
bike theft happens at night). Also, keeping your bike inside and out of
the elements will make your bike last MUCH longer, perform more
reliably, and save you money not having to get it repaired nearly as
often.
You should note that Cabot House is by far the best house to live in if
you own a bike because there is MUCH more indoor bike parking than other
houses, and this parking is located such that it's MUCH easier to
transport your bike to / from it. Plus, there's a ton of outdoor bike
parking. Also, Cabot provides indoor, secure summer bicycle storage --
make use of it!
Tim Ledlie, Cabot House 1999-2006, Founder of Quad Bikes, the non-profit bicycle shop for the Harvard Community.
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4.10.
Does Harvard provide any transportation around holidays? : The
UC often sets up and subsidizes shuttles to the airport and to NYC just
before and after holidays. Check the UC
web site for updates. |
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5. Health |
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5.1.
I'm less than satisfied with UHS. Who should I contact? : There
is a Student Health Advisory Council (SHAC) whose mission is to facilitate
communication between UHS, patients, and the Administration. If you
have feedback to give UHS, you can fill out a SHAC response card found
either at UHS or online. |
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5.2. What can I do if I'm having trouble sleeping?
: Some
suggestions |
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5.3. Where can I get anonymous HIV testing? :
UHS offers anonymous HIV testing (which means that they won't know your
real name and it won't go on your medical record) on Wednesday evenings
from 5-8pm and Friday afternoons from 10am-2pm. Call 5-2139 to make
an appointment; you'll give them a fake name that they'll use for the
test, and it only costs $10.00 (which you don't have to pay if you don't
have the money). |
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5.4. Where can I find information about my
Health and Dental plan? : Check out the
UHS
Student Health Insurance page. |
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6.1. What do I need to know for throwing a
party in Cabot House? : Go to the Cabot
Parties page. |
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6.2. What's the deal with Commencement tickets?
: There are three events on Commencement
day that you and/or your family will need tickets for - morning exercise,
lunch at the house, and afternoon exercises. For the morning exercises,
each Senior is given 4 tickets at the Senior desk upon completion of
the Senior Survey. Tickets may not be bought nor sold, at risk of disciplinary
action. For family members who do not have tickets, or who simply don't
want to wait in line for several hours and perhaps stand for several
more, Commencement is broadcast on closed-circuit TV in the JCR. Following
the morning exercises, students and their families return to the house
for the diploma ceremony followed by lunch. Students can get lunch tickets
for themselves and purchase others at the House Office from Susan Livingston.
Following the lunch, the afternoon exercises back at the Yard feature
speeches by the President, the President of the Alumni Association,
and the Commencement speaker. Students can get as many of these tickets
as they may need also at the Senior Desk. |
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6.3. What do I
need to know about move-in to the house? : Move-in
information for 2005. |
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6.4. Who can swipe
into the doors in Cabot buildings? : In
April of 2004, Cabot House adopted the Universal Keycard Access (UKA)
system, which means that a student in any of the other houses can swipe
into Cabot as well. From a message to the house by Master Jay Harris:
"I also wish to repeat my earlier message: if any of you are being
harassed or stalked by a harvard student from another house, we can
take measures to block students from entering the house, so adopting
UKA will not diminish your safety. We hope that ultimately UKA will
enhance student safety, and will allow for safer and better social interaction
among students across Harvard." |
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6.5.
Do I need to tell anyone if I'm staying in Cabot over a holiday break?
: You need to tell the Building Manager. |
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6.6. When
do I need to vacate my room at the end of the year? : Click
here. |
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7. Where can I...? |
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7.1. Get a decent haircut? :
Cabot students say... |
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7.2. Get something notarized? :
You can get documents notarized at the General Counsel's office (5-1280). They're open 9-5, but it's it's harder to find
someone to notarize around lunch time, so earlier or later is better.
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7.3. Find a beach!? :
Suggestions from previous Cabot-Open threads: Revere Beach (Revere Beach
stop on the blue line), Singing Beach (Manchester stop on the Rockport
Commuter Rail Line), or one of a few beaches in Rockport (Rockport stop
on the Rockport Commuter Rail Line). Crane's Beach in Ipswich, MA gets
some votes, and is now accessible by public transportation. |
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7.4. Send something out Fed-Ex or UPS? :
There is a Fed-Ex at the 24-hour Kinko's on Mt. Auburn. There is also
a UPS Store around the corner at 1770 Mass Ave, toward Porter Sq. You
can also schedule a UPS pickup from the Superintendent's Office by calling
1-800-PICK-UPS, or visiting www.ups.com.
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7.5. Make donations to Goodwill? :
There is a Goodwill store in Davis
Sq. and another near Central
Sq. There is also a Planet
Aid store located on 30 JFK St. |
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7.6. Find a good dry cleaners around? :
There are two dry cleaners on Mass Ave between Shepard and Linnaean
Streets - Naked Dry Cleaners and Evergreen Cleaners. |
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7.7. Get furniture
/ stuff for my room? : Around move-in
time, Habitat for Humanity has a stuff sale on the lawn in front of
the Science Center where you can get anything from couches to trash
cans to lamps. Every Thursday from 11am to 2pm, the Recycling and Surplus
Center at 175
North Harvard Street is open and has all kinds of chairs, cinder
blocks, rugs, bookcases, etc. PBHA has a plant sale about a week after
move-in. Boston
Craigslist is a great place to find bargain deals on just about
anything and you can get free stuff from the Cambridge
Freecycle list. Also, there are Target stores in Watertown
and Somerville
for cheap buys. |
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7.8. Get keys
copied? : Commonwealth Lock Co at 1853
Mass Ave on the right just before Porter Square. |
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7.9 Buy tickets
to arts and sporting events on campus? : Check
out the Harvard
Box Office page for tickets and event information. |
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7.10. Get info
about the Harvard Year Book? : Click
here. |
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7.11.
Find a clothing recycling bin? : There
are clothing recycling bins in all house laundry rooms. More recycling
info available here. |
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7.12. Find information
and forms for filing my taxes? : There are tax forms available
in Hilles and online at http://www.massdor.com/forms/FormsMenu2.htm,
http://www.massdor.com/forms/formlist.htm,
and some other options at http://www.massdor.com/options/options.htm
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7.13. Replace my ID card? : The
ID office is on the 5th floor of the Holyoke Center. If your card is
lost, there is a $20 replacement charge. There is no charge for stolen
or broken cards, but you must present a police report or the broken
card, respectively. More info at http://www.huid.harvard.edu/ |
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7.14.
Duplicate VHS tapes? : Click
here |
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